The Proteas, who had beaten Zimbabwe by five wickets in their opening match on Monday, will be disappointed that they were unable to reach their victory target of 174, being bowled out for 152 when they looked the likelier winners on a number of occasions during the match.

Having won the toss and sent the Black Caps into bat, the Proteas will regret that they were unable to profit from reducing their opponents to 70-5 in the 10th over with Tim Robinson and Pretoria-born debutant Bevon Jacobs rescuing the innings with an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 103 in 63 balls.

SA's second position of strength came in their opening partnership of 31 in just 3.2 overs with Lhuan-dre Pretorius slamming six fours in his 17-ball 27. 

Meanwhile, the victorious Kiwi captain, Santner, described the win as a great team performance. SA will be back in action on Saturday against Zimbabwe.

--ChannelAfrica--